"Sister-in-law Su Qing, do you know who pulled out the seedlings?"
Even when they reached the doorstep, Li Xiumei kept asking Su Qing questions.
"How should I know? There are so many things to do every day, how can I have the time to think so much." Su Qing always felt that Li Xiumei had bad intentions.
"Okay, last night I woke up and heard the back door of your house open. Maybe I misheard it, sister-in-law. It's okay, let's go back first."
If you listen carefully, it is not difficult to hear the inquiry and threat in Li Xiumei's tone.
Su Qing didn't take it seriously. Even if Li Xiumei reported it, it wasn't their Su family who did it.
So he took Xiaowu and Xiaoliu back home.
In the backyard, all the river clams have been opened, and Su's mother and Wen Li are doing the final finishing work.
Daya and her sisters played hopscotch in the yard.
Bursts of laughter and joy came from the Su family.
This caused He Wen to look over frequently.
"If you want to go out and play, go ahead." Li Xiumei couldn't bear to see He Wen alone, so she sent her out to play with the Su family's children.
At the beginning, Daya and the others did take He Wen out to play.
But He Wen may have some physical incoordination and he couldn't learn it even after being taught for a long time.
Daya drew another one and asked her to practice it by herself before playing with them.
He Wen felt aggrieved and sat down on the doorstep sobbing, but no one paid any attention to her.
It was time for dinner. Li Xiumei went to Su's house to pick up He Wen and prepared to take the child to the cafeteria to get food.
As a result, He Wen was seen sitting alone on the doorstep, while the children of the Su family were having fun, even the fifth and sixth children had playmates.
Li Xiumei felt a surge of anger in her heart.
"He Wen, let's go and have dinner."
He Wen reluctantly left the Su family yard.
Li Xiumei kept complaining along the way, "Are you a fool? If people don't want to play with you, why don't you just go home? What are you doing sitting there, being someone's door god? Why did I give birth to such a stupid thing like you?"
Si Ya is only half a year older than He Wen and looks much smarter.
The more Li Xiumei thought about it, the angrier she became. In the cafeteria, she couldn't help but tell everyone that the Su family had gone out through the back door in the middle of the night.
Although she didn't see it, she felt that the Su family went out in the middle of the night last night.
For a while, the Su family became the target of public criticism, and everyone demanded that the Su family give them an explanation.
Soon, all the Su family members were called to the drying yard for questioning, and even Xiao Wu, who came to play at home, was not spared.
"Were you all at home last night?" the village chief asked directly.
Su Qing and Cheng Fangyi looked at each other. They both knew that sooner or later they would not be able to hide it if they went out in the middle of the night, so they might as well say it out loud.
"No, I went out with my uncle and the others." Cheng Fangyi protected Su Qing behind him and met everyone's inquiring gazes.
Some people were furious. "You must have pulled out the seedlings. You are so cruel! Don't think that just because you have commercial grain, you can be so lawless."
"Catch them, catch them."
The crowd started to boo.
The Su family members always stood in the drying yard with dignity, letting everyone discuss whatever they wanted.
Su Qing took a quick look and thought that those who were shouting the loudest were probably those who had grudges against the Su family or were jealous of the Su family. Otherwise, why would they be here to liven up the atmosphere?
"You're already saying it was our family who pulled it out before we even investigate. You're so arrogant! If you didn't know better, you'd think you were the police."
Su Qing's gaze stayed on Li Xiumei.
Li Xiumei was so scared that she stepped back repeatedly and accidentally knocked He Wen down.
"I went out with my eldest brother-in-law, Qianshan Qianfan, and Xiao Wu. As for why we went out in the middle of the night, it's because I have to work during the day and only have time to look for water at night."
Cheng Fangyi was a little impatient. How could it be such a coincidence that they went to catch river clams last night and the rice seedlings in the village were pulled out last night.
"Why are you looking for a water source? How can you prove that you are looking for a water source?"
Gu Tianlei believed in Cheng Fangyi's character, but he still asked a few routine questions.
"There are many people in my family, and we use up water quickly. If I don't find water, am I going to die of thirst? As for how to prove it, you can go directly to the mountains to see. I was afraid of getting lost, so I tied ropes along the way, starting from the foot of the mountain."
"Then how do you prove that the rope was tied by you last night?"
"The aunt who goes up the mountain every day should know this. After all, these ropes were not there yesterday evening."
At this time, everyone's attention was attracted by Cheng Fangyi's suggestion of finding a water source.
"Su family, have you found the water source?"
"No, we wandered around in the mountains for a long time and couldn't find it."
Just when the villagers were about to push the Su family out, Cheng Fangyi changed his mind and decided not to tell the villagers about the water.
"cut……"
There were bursts of sighs from the crowd.
"Okay, nothing more, let's go. If you find anything else, please let me know immediately and I will investigate them one by one."
Gu Tianlei closed the notebook and prepared to continue visiting the villagers.
I don’t know what happened to the two young clerks he brought with him. They have been gone with the village chief for so long and there is no news.
"Comrade Public Security, how could you let them go so easily? I guarantee with my life that they were the ones who pulled it out."
The person who spoke was Old Lady Feng, Old Lady He’s good sister.
It was probably Old Lady He who was looking for trouble again. Su Qing saw Old Lady He whispering in her ear for a long time.
Gu Tianlei was also a little annoyed.
Not only did these villagers refuse to cooperate with the investigation, they also kept making irrelevant remarks to interfere with them.
The question was clearly what they did last night, but the villagers answered what they ate last night.
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